Tesla to recall 11,000 Model X SUVs due to faulty seat mechanism

Electric car maker Tesla is recalling 11,000 Model X sport utility vehicles worldwide due to a faulty locking mechanism in their rear seats that raises the risk of the seats falling forward in a crash.

Tesla said on Thursday a small number of cables in the second row fold-flat seats in some Model X vehicles, manufactured between October 28, 2016 and August 16, 2017, might need to be adjusted to fix the issue.

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The company, which is led by Elon Musk, said about 3 per cent of the recalled vehicles might have the issue, which was detected during internal testing.

Tesla said it had not received reports of any issues or accidents related to the problem.

California-based Tesla had recalled 2700 Model X SUVs in the United States in April 2016 due to a faulty locking hinge in the third-row seats.

The company recalled 90,000 Model S sedans worldwide in 2015 over a possible defect in the front seat belt assembly and a year earlier had recalled 29,222 of the same model over a charging defect that posed a fire hazard.

The company, which is led by Elon Musk, said about 3 per cent of the recalled vehicles might have the issue. Photo: Supplied